The Relationship between Test Completion Time and Test Scores by Test Type and Gender

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between test-completion speed and test
performance by gender. The data were obtained from 154 undergraduate level students from the Pamukkale
University, Faculty of Education during the autumn semester of 2007 – 2008 academic year. Results yielded
positive relationships between test completion speed and test performance on the multiple-choice type exam for
female pre-service teachers and essay type tests for male pre-service teachers. The results suggest that testcompletion speeds on untimed tests are related to test performance for multiple – choice type exam for female preservice teachers and essay type exams for male pre-service teachers. The implications of these results and
suggestions for future researches are discussed.